Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
- EPSS is 3.31% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-12741High confidence
Specially crafted packets sent to port 161/udp could cause a denial of service condition
Siemens · Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller
Official source article: Siemens SSA-346262 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.
8.7HighCVSS 4.0
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Fix availability varies by productHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 86 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Siemens Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 86 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
- Siemens ProductCERT: 86 affected or under-investigation product states without a fixed product state in the same current advisory
Direct vendor intelligence
1 currentAuthoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
SSA-346262 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 24 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-346262: Denial of Service Vulnerability in SNMP Interface of Industrial Products
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200P
- SIMATIC Compact Field Unit
- SIMATIC ET 200AL IM 157-1 PN (6ES7157-1AB00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200M (incl. SIPLUS variants)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN BA (6ES7155-5AA00-0AA0)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN HF (6ES7155-5AA00-0AC0)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN ST (6ES7155-5AA00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-3 PN HF (6ES7154-3AB00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-4 PN HF (6ES7154-4AB10-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN BA (6ES7155-6AR00-0AN0)
- Summary
- Specially crafted packets sent to port 161/udp could cause a denial of service condition. The affected devices must be restarted manually.
- Remediation
- Update to V1.0.2 or later version
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 86 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product01
What, why and how
Specially crafted packets sent to port 161/udp could cause a denial of service condition. The affected devices must be restarted manually.
What
Specially crafted packets sent to port 161/udp could cause a denial of service condition. The affected devices must be restarted manually.
Why
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
What
Specially crafted packets sent to port 161/udp could cause a denial of service condition. The affected devices must be restarted manually.
Why
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Uncontrolled Resource Consumption → disrupt the affected service
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-400 ↗
CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCNoneVulnerable-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VINoneVulnerable-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.VAHighVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
03
Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Fix availability varies by product
- Affected
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: DK Standard Ethernet Controller
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200
- Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO: EK-ERTEC 200P
- SIMATIC Compact Field Unit
- SIMATIC ET 200AL IM 157-1 PN (6ES7157-1AB00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200M (incl. SIPLUS variants)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN BA (6ES7155-5AA00-0AA0)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN HF (6ES7155-5AA00-0AC0)
- SIMATIC ET 200MP IM 155-5 PN ST (6ES7155-5AA00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-3 PN HF (6ES7154-3AB00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200pro IM 154-4 PN HF (6ES7154-4AB10-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN BA (6ES7155-6AR00-0AN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HA (incl. SIPLUS variants)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HF (6ES7155-6AU00-0CN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN HS (6ES7155-6AU00-0DN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST (6ES7155-6AU00-0BN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST (6ES7155-6AU01-0BN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST BA (6ES7155-6AA00-0BN0)
- SIMATIC ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN ST BA (6ES7155-6AA01-0BN0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DI, DC24V, 8xM12 (6ES7141-6BH00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 16DO DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12 (6ES7142-6BH00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 4AO U/I 4xM12 (6ES7145-6HD00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8 DIO, DC24V/1,3A, 8xM12 (6ES7147-6BG00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8 DO, DC24V/2A, 8xM12 (6ES7142-6BR00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8AI RTD/TC 8xM12 (6ES7144-6KD50-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8AI
- 4 U/I
- 4 RTD/TC 8xM12 (6ES7144-6KD00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DI, DC24V, 4xM12 (6ES7141-6BF00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DI, DC24V, 8xM12 (6ES7141-6BG00-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DO, DC24V/0,5A, 4xM12 (6ES7142-6BF50-0AB0)
- SIMATIC ET200ecoPN, 8DO, DC24V/1,3A, 4xM12 (6ES7142-6BF00-0AB0)
- and 56 more
- Action
- Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 26 Dec 2017 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 18:51 UTC · CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-4280
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-4280 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.ENISA EUVD ↗
- Before
- not recorded
- After
- {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-4280"}
- Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.CNA ↗
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.Siemens ProductCERT ↗
- Before
- All versions < V4.1.1 Patch 05; All versions < V4.5; All versions; < V1.0.2; < V4.0.2; < V4.2.0 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- After
- All versions < V4.1.1 Patch 05; All versions < V4.5; All versions; < V1.0.2; < V4.0.2; < V4.2.0 · Fixed: Update to V1.0.2 or later version
- Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.Siemens ProductCERT ↗
- Before
- Awaiting fix
- After
- Patch available
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.